“There'll be times when the only refuge is books. Then you'll read as if you meant it, as if your life depended on it.”

“You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.”

Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) American poet, essayist and feminist

“If you only ever read one book in your life… I highly recommend you keep your mouth shut.”

Simon Munnery (1967) British comedian

“When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time”

Rick Warren (1954) Christian religious leader

“It's hopeless! Tomorrow there'll be even more books I should have read than there are today.”

Ashleigh Brilliant (1933) American author and cartoonist

“If you only ever read one book in your life I highly recommend… keeping your f***ing mouth shut.”

Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

“You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading… and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

“By the time you read this, you'll be older than you remember.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Rant

“I'll think about you everyday. Part of me is scared that there'll come a time when you don't feel the same way, that you'll somehow forget about what we shared, so this is what I want to do forever.”

Nicholas Sparks book Dear John

“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it.”

Moses Hadas (1900–1966) American classical philologist